IHBC West Midlands - July CPD Event

Mighty Oaks: understanding and conserving timber buildings (assessment, inspection, decay, and repair)

Ledbury Heritage Centre/The Old Grammar School https://www.ledburyplaces.co.uk/the-old-grammar-school/

Please note that this venue is accessed via stairs.

AGENDA:

09:30 - Arrival, coffee & registration

10:00 - Branch Welcome and Introduction to the Day

10:10 - Herefordshire Timber Framing- What Marks it Out as Special? - Duncan James

10:50 - Timber frame repair projects - Jacob Oakley

11:25 - BREAK

11: 35 - Mechanisms of decay - Tim Floyd

12:30 - LUNCH

13:15 - Assessment and inspection of timber buildings (TBC)

14:00 - The conservation of The Master's House, Ledbury - Gary Butler

https://themastershouseledbury.org/history-of-the-masters-house/

Over ten years on from its completion in 2015, architect Gary Butler will talk about the project to conserve and regenerate the grade II* listed Master's House as a hub of social and cultural life in Ledbury.

Gary will lead a tour, and talk about the conservation approach to the project, which adopted the principle that the extraordinary medieval fabric was the most significant element of the building.

15:30 - FINISH

Unfortunately on this occasion, despite our best efforts, in order to see some of the beautiful architecture and work done in Ledbury, we have not been able to secure a level access venue in the town that is big enough for our membership CPD threshold. Please let us know when booking if you have access needs and we will do our best to arrange options for streaming the indoor part of the session.

PARKING:

St Katherine’s car park HR8 1EA (3 min walk)

Lawnside car park HR8 2AE (5 min walk)

TRAIN:

The venue is a 15 minute (under 1 mile) walk from Ledbury railway station

SAVE THE DATE - Upcoming 2026 Meetings

Tuesday 15 Sept - Black Country Living Museum

Thursday 26 November - Stafford